Rikolto discusses prioritizing responsible food consumption with Indonesian Ministry of National Planning

In Jakarta today, Mr. Tejo Jatmiko from Perkumpulan Indonesia Berseru, one of Rikolto's Food Smart Cities (FSC) partners in Indonesia, accompanied by Mr. Purnama Adil Marata, Rikolto's FSC Curator held a discussion with Mr. Anang Noegroho, Food and Agriculture Director at the Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia/ Bappenas.

Mr. Tejo presented facts and ideas surrounding the issue of food in Indonesia. Food Smart Cities was one of the topics among other exciting topics. One of them was how cities could develop policies and support responsible consumption.

Responsible consumption should become a priority issue for the government. Based on the reporting of The Economist a couple of months ago, Indonesia produces 300 kgs of food waste per capita every year. According to the report, this figure comes second to Saudi Arabia that as the world's largest producer of food waste.

Apart from indicating his interest in adding the issue in the development of Indonesia's National Medium-Term Goals, Mr. Anang also expressed his interest to work closely with Rikolto and our Food Smart City partners in the near future.